The William & Mary Tribe had a chance to book their first-ever ticket to the NCAA tournament on Monday night, but came up just short when they lost a heartbreaker to Delaware in the CAA Conference Championship game.

The Tribe could have pulled out the win, as they had an opportunity to score a winning bucket down 75-74 with 10 seconds remaining the fourth quarter, but forward Marcus Thornton missed a shot at the buzzer and Delaware hung on. Thornton had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and would have been the MVP of the game had it not been for a huge second half from Delaware’s Carl Baptiste, who finished with 24 points, including the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds left.

Delaware Blue Hens forward Carl Baptiste (33) celebrates in the first half against the William and Mary Tribe during the championship game of the Colonial Athletic Conference basketball tournament at Baltimore Arena. (Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports)

Delaware will now be the CAA’s representative in the NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Big Dance for 15 years.

They were so close. The William & Mary Tribe had a chance to book their first-ever ticket to the NCAA tournament on Monday night, but (…)

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